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WASHINGTON
(January
31, 2011)
- Alumnus
Reed V.
Tuckson,
MD, FACP,
one of the
nation's
preeminent
physicians,
was named
to the Howard
University
Board of
Trustees.
Tuckson
is the executive
vice president
and chief
of medical
affairs
at UnitedHealth
Group in
Minnetonka,
Minn. He
works with
all of the
company's
business
units to
improve
the quality
and efficiency
of health
services
provided
to 75 million
members.
"The
contemporary
challenges
confronting
our nation
in general,
and African
Americans
in particular,
require
innovative,
informed
and comprehensive
solutions,"
Tuckson
said. "Howard
University
has the
opportunity
to make
a profound
difference,
and I want
to be part
of it."
Tuckson
is a graduate
of Howard
University
(B.S. '73).
He earned
his medical
degree from
Georgetown
University
School of
Medicine
and completed
Residency
and Fellowship
programs
in Internal
Medicine
at the University
of Pennsylvania.
He
is an active
member of
the Institute
of Medicine
of the National
Academy of
Sciences.
Tuckson, a
sought-after
expert in
his field,
serves on
the Advisory
Committee
to the Director
of the National
Institutes
of Health
(NIH) and
the Institute
of Medicine's
Board on Health
Sciences Policy.
He was featured
on the cover
of Black Enterprise
in February
2009 and selected
as Modern
Healthcare/Modern
Physician
50 Most Powerful
Physician
Executives
in Healthcare
in 2009 and
2010. He was
recently ranked
#8 on Uptown
Professional
magazine's
list of Top
Executives.
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About
Howard University
Howard University
is a private,
research university
that is comprised
of 12 schools
and colleges.
Founded in
1867, students
pursue studies
in more than
120 areas
leading to
undergraduate,
graduate and
professional
degrees. Since
1998, the
University
has produced
two Rhodes
Scholars,
two Truman
Scholars,
a Marshall
Scholar, 21
Fulbright
Scholars and
11 Pickering
Fellows. Howard
also produces
more on campus
African-American
Ph.D. recipients
than any other
university
in the United
States. For
more information
on Howard
University,
call 202-238-2330,
or visit the
University's
Web site at
www.howard.edu.
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